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Singapore must stand firm over Terrex situation

I write regarding "Much misinterpretation over Terrex episode" (The New Paper, Dec 6).

Could this episode have been avoided?

Was too much taken for granted when transporting the nine Singapore Armed Forces armoured vehicles from Taiwan, knowing full well Beijing's determined stance on the "one China" principle, which is not being helped by its deteriorating relationship with Taipei?

It is true we need to establish the facts, but this seems to fit in with the reasons why the vehicles were impounded in Hong Kong.

In any case, we must not bow to external pressure on our defence arrangements when negotiating to get the vehicles back.

Perhaps an alternative route should be considered when ferrying our military hardware. It seems sensible to avoid Chinese ports of call.